Moscow journalist interviews a penguin (1966)
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
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Yuri Gagarin on covers of the Soviet Photo magazine, 1961 and 1971
Restorer L. Kochetkova cleans the Catherine the Great monument in the Ostrovsky Park (Leningrad, 1959)
Children play boats on the ice of Moskva river. Photo by A. Agapov (April 1957).
Children’s books about mothers (USSR 1950s-70s)
Covers of “Around the World” magazine (1946-48)
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Workers of the Red October factory pack chocolates into Mishka boxes before the Olympic Games in Moscow. Photo by V. Garin (Jan. 1980).
Women on covers of the Soviet Photo magazine over the years
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Women’s Day-themed wrapping paper from Moscow department stores (1970s-80s) (via Moscow Design Museum)
“March 8. Glory to Soviet women!” Poster by Pyotr Baranov (1975).